About Law for Black Lives
Law For Black Lives (L4BL) is dedicated to transforming the legal field by promoting movement lawyering and cultivating a national community of radical law students, lawyers, and legal workers, building the power of local organizing to defend, protect, and advance Black Liberation, and transforming the law to change the conditions of the struggle and defend Black Lives. L4BL is a fiscally sponsored project at NEO Philanthropy.
Through the coordination and provision of legal support, training, mentorship, research, political education, policy and popular education tools, we are building a legal infrastructure that is responsive, action-oriented and collaborative.
Law for Black Lives Guiding Values
We believe in using the law for the people and that legal tools should be used to build the power of movements.
We are committed to the liberation and self-determination of all Black people -- including Black women and LGBTQIA folks.
We hold ourselves accountable to support movements for Black liberation including organic uprisings. This means following the leadership of movement organizers and taking direction and feedback from our partners.
We are political. We understand that this work requires political lawyering and explicit partnership with movement activists/organizers.
We strive to think creatively and collectively about how the law can be used to support movements while respecting activists’ and organizers’ political choices.
We are unapologetically committed to developing and following the leadership of Black people within the law.
We believe in the importance and necessity of an agile and radical legal infrastructure that supports liberation movements.
We believe in actively combatting the elitism, hierarchies, and lawyer-centric tendencies within the legal world.
We believe in an internationalist approach that draws connections between the struggle for human rights and dignity in Black communities in the United States and across the globe.
We are committed to continued growth and in the words of Mary Hooks, we are willing and ready to be transformed in service of the work.
We believe in creating a space that is affirming, healing, transparent, and respectful. We work to ensure that those spaces don’t replicate the kinds of oppression, harm, and trauma that we are working against.
All open roles can be applied to HERE
Research, Education, and Training Director
Deadline: Please submit resume, cover letter, writing sample and at least three references by Jan. 20, 2025_for priority review. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Law for Black Lives (L4BL) is seeking an experienced trainer and policy leader to join the organization as the Research, Education, and Training Director and lead a team of two. This position is a unique opportunity to develop a research and policy agenda and publish a wealth of information that will support the transformation of the law for the betterment of Black people; training that supports an emerging network of radical lawyers, law students, legal workers supporting movement work; and develop and publish political education on behalf of as well as work directly with movement organizations who are leading visionary campaigns pushing us closer to Black liberation. The right candidate for this role will be highly organized, an impactful trainer, and visionary in a way that allows them to engage in research without it limiting their imagination when proposing solutions.
Special Projects Manager
Deadline: Please submit resume, cover letter, writing sample and at least three references by Jan. 13, 2025_for priority review. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Law for Black Lives (L4BL) is seeking an exceptionally organized and detail-oriented problem-solver to join the organization as the Special Projects Manager. This is a unique opportunity to support the building of a strong organization as we build an emerging radical national network of lawyers, legal workers, and law students, and support our movement and legal field partners across the country, all working towards Black liberation. This position is JD or advanced degree preferred.
Operations & Administration Manager
Deadline: Please submit resume, cover letter, writing sample and at least three references by Monday, January 13, 2025_for priority review. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Law for Black Lives (L4BL) is seeking an exceptionally organized and detail-oriented person to join the organization as the Operations & Administration Manager. This position is a unique opportunity to support the building of a strong organization as we build an emerging radical national network of lawyers, legal workers, and law students, and support our movement and legal field partners across the country, all working towards Black liberation.
Development Manager
Deadline: Please submit resume, cover letter, writing sample and at least three references by Tuesday, January 13, 2025_for priority review. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Law for Black Lives (L4BL) is seeking an exceptionally organized and relational fundraiser to join the organization as the Development Manager. This position is a unique opportunity to support an organization as we build an emerging radical national network of lawyers, legal workers, and law students, and support our movement and legal field partners across the country, all working towards Black liberation.
Events & Operations Coordinator
Deadline: Please submit resume, cover letter, writing sample and at least three references by January 13,2025_for priority review. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Law for Black Lives (L4BL) is seeking an exceptionally organized and detail-oriented person to join the organization as the Events & Operations Coordinator. This position is a unique opportunity to support the building of a strong organization as we build an emerging radical national network of lawyers, legal workers, and law students, and support our movement and legal field partners across the country, all working towards Black liberation.
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